10 iSI aivd all the farciik) Nan Music ! Mountain \> i, * j I ► 1 II 1 11 By- < " FRANK H. SPEARMAN J ! Author of "WHISPERING SMITH" J I > 4 I ► iCop7rl|kt bj Ctax'M SotlbMr's Bom) (Continued.) The t*o nien were sitting inj De Spain's room. De Spain was statins | through the broad south window at! the white-capped peaks ot" the dis lant range. He was silent for a time, j "l believe you're right, John," he said after a while. "I know you are. 1 in this case I am tied up more than ! I've ever been tied up before: but j I've got to see it through as best I can, and take what comes without' whining. My minu is made up, and. I strange as it may sound to you. 1 feel | that 1 am coming back. Not but what | know it's due me. John. Not but] what I expect to set it sometime.' And maybe I'm wrong now: but I; don't feel as it's coming till I've i given all the protection to that girl j that a man can give to a woman." j CHAPTER XXIII. A Surprising; Slip. Scott was called by Lefever to con dude in secret the final arrange-t ments. The ground about the quak- ! ing asp grove, and nearest El Cap-1 itan. afforded the best concealment | close to the gap. And to this point; Scott was directed to bring what men he could before daybreak the follow ing morning. "It's a short notice to get many) men together—of the kind we want." ; admitted Lefever. "You'll have to skirmish some between now and mid night. What do you think you can 1 do?" Scott had already made up a ten tative list. He named four—first Farrell Kennedy, who was in town, and said nobody should go if he didn't: Frank Elpaso, the Texan: the Englishman. Tommy Meggeson: and Wlckwire, if he could be located — any one of them,' Lefever knew, could give an account of himself un der all circumstances. While Scott was getting his men I together, De Spain, accompanied by Lefever, was riding toward Music i mountain. Scott had urged on them | hut one parting caution—not to ! leave the aspens until rain began falling. When he spoke there was not a cloud in the sky. "It's going to rain to-night, just the same," predicted j Scott. "Don't leave the trees till it gets going. Those gap scouts will get) under cover and be hunting for a Fashions of To-Day - By May Manton fTHIS is one of the newest and smartest of the onc piece gowns. As it is shown here, it is made of a summer weight serge with a soutached material used as I Vtrimming, but it is susceptable J of great variation. There is a ' plain princess gown and over that princess the over portions ' f > t jS \ that are buttoned into place / | I are arranged. To get the trim > flssl 1 ming effect the plain gown is \\A Jgfrht | faced and as a matter of course V WIV I you can use a contrasting ma i/jfl vL \/ J terial for-these facings or you /*/ w/ yy can use braid or embroider the II Ml kV m/ material of the gown itself. It / i 1 jzS is very new and very smart and, for a simpler gown, you could Ik ' ' use it without the over portions, ig jl V You will find that any material ' >2* \ l^at can ma de >n simple j: ia ; l severe style is appropriate. The i|B' I 1 round neck and long sleeves i E 1 /Hi | \ combine to make an interesting jpi / :|® a i feature of the Spring fashions. \ Ira ' Ifi 1 For the medium size will be l\ 111? ji / j festa I needed, 6}4 yards of material i\ trt! / I I 36 inches wide, 4 yards 44 with IfiLS 1 ■ frills 1 yard 3or 44 > nc ' ies wide VsM 1 J for the facings, to make as illustrated. The pattern No. 9396 is cut in Mb sizes from 36 to 46 inches bust measure. It will be mailed to any address by the Fashion De- partment of this paper, on re ceipt of fifteen cents. PETEY DlNK—Watch Your Step, Mr. Half sole! By C. A. VOIGHTj T , X"~ \ Cues*. 1 N fll 'm caJc\ om _ WA . hA _ rr'sN f a GooO nkht 1 I' / CAM FltDO UP L \ POOUSW F<V.M I 00 STAR. , M*. \ I N A-AS / / SWAMF To \MO \ I Ml*.. UA\-P ViLE J ====^=3^ f V.HM \ CO. < \WACF%OC_e_. weo. \ pimk—UMorn- ')' , I c2 >ut> f *y\ v*/cu- chamib. 1 UJ—t— ' I V ' STvON "TO. OOR y ]_^_ om E t HNG / > VOV;'D/ l-y -SB I OP voor i*}\ , j.—^r" -*7 P> " AfE 1 T hM ' I THURSDAY EVENING, THE NEBBY NEIGHBORS They Live Here in Harrisburg J I'LL STAY UP HEPt UNTIL HESMISH OOIIV KNOW A A.—, f CLt V ® F THEVVt THROUGH HOUSE:- J I HAD THI?"PEBISMOKt ..jMfeft 'i| j " E iff / L WHAD |l \ f-j dEANIN'—FUR'OERMCet.I CAN 1 Pl&® UP SO ICOULO r t HIM WOT TO ;j. k f. g )i/\ drink the minute it gets cold —I know them. You can ride right over their toes, if you'll be patient." The sun set across the range in a drift of grayish-black, low-lying clouds, which seemed only to await its disappearance to envelop the mountains and empty their moisture on the desert. By the time De Spain and Lefever reached the end of their long ride a misty rain was drifting down from the west. The two men had just ridden into the quaking asps when a man coming out of the gap almost rode into them. The intruders had halted and were sufficiently hid den to escape notice, had not Le fever's horse indiscreetly coughed. The man from the gap reined up and called out. Lefever answered. "It's Bull Page." declared De Spain, after the exchange of a few words, calling to Bull at the same time to come over to the shelter of the trees. "What's going on in there. Bull?" asked De Spain after Bull had told him that Gale had driven him out, and he was heading for Calabasas. "You tell," retorted Page. "Looks to me like old Duke's geting ready to die. Gale says he's going to draw his will to-night, and don't want no body around —got old Judge Druel in there." De Spain pricked up his ears. "What's that. Druel?" he demanded. Bull repeated his declaration. Defe ver broke into violent language at the Sleepy Cat jurist's expense, and ended by declaring that no will should be drawn in the gap that night by Duke Morgan or anybody else, unless he and Bull were made legatees. Beyond this nothing could be learned from Bull, who was persuad- I ed without difficulty by Lefever to j abandon the idea of riding to Cala- j basas through the rain, and to spend I the night with him in the neighbor- | hood, wherever fancy, the rain, and the wind—which was rising—should | dictate. While the two were talking. De I Spain tried to slip away, unobserved I by Lefever, on his errand. He failed. ! as he expected to. and after some j familiar abuse, rode off alone, for- j titled by every possible suggestion at the hands of a man to whom the j slightest precaution was usually a j joke. De Spain reached Duke's ranch j unchallenged. Night had fallen ev- j erywhere, and the increasing rain ob scured even the outline of the house. I But a light shone through one un- curtained window. Ho waited some time for a sound of life, for a door to open or close, or for the dog to bark —he heard nothing. Slipping out of the wet saddle, he led his horse in the darkness under the shelter of the lone pine tree and, securing: him, walked slowly toward the house. Mindful of the admonitions he had been loaded with, he tramped around the house in narrowing: cir cles. pausing at times to look and listen. In like manner he circled the barn and stables, until he had made sure there was no ambush and that he was alone outside. After a time he stepped around to the front of the house, where, screened by a bit of shrubbery, he could peer at close range into the living room. Standing before the fire burning in the open hearth, and with his back to it. he now saw Gale Morgan. Sit ing bolt upright besides the table, square-jawed and obdurate, his stub by brier pipe supported by his hand and gripped in his great teeth, Duke Morgan looked uncompromisingly past his belligerent nephew into the fire. A third and elderly man, heavy red faced, and almost toothless as he spoke, sat to the right of the table in a rocking chair, and looked at Duke; this was the old lawyer and justice from Sleepy Oat, the sheriff's brother —Judge Pruel. Xati was not to be seen. Gale, bis and aggressive, was doing most of the talking, and energetically, as was his habit. Duke listened thought fully. but seemingly* with coldness. Druel looked from Gale to Duke, and appeared occasionally to put In a word to carry the argument along. De Spain suspected nothing of what they were talking about, but he was uneasy concerning Nan. and was not to be balked, by any com bination, of bis purpose of finding her. To secure information concern ing her was not possible, -unless he should enter the house, and this, with scant hesitation, lie decided to do. He wore a snug-fitting leather coat. He unbuttoned this and threw it open as ha sfupped noiselessly up to the door. leaving his hand on the knob, he paused, then, finding the door unlocked, he pushed it slowly open. The wind, ruslied in. upset his cal culations and blew open the door leading from the ball into the living room. A stream of light in turn shot through the open door, across the hall. Instantly De Spain stepped In side and directly' behind the front door—which he now realized he dare not close—and stood expectant in the darkness. Gale Morgan, with an im patient exclamation, strode from the fireplace to close the front door. As he walked into the hall and flammed the front door shut, he could have touched with his hand the man standing in the shadow be hind it. De Spain, not hoping to es cape, stood with -folded arms, but under the elbow of his left arm was hidden the long muzzle of his re volver. Holding his breath, he wait ed. Gale's mind was npp,-#rently filled with other things. He did not sus pect the presence of an intruder, and he walked back into the living room, partly closing the second door. De Spain, following almost on his HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH heels, stepped past this door, past 1 the hall stairs opposite it, and through a curtained opening at the j end of the kail into the dining room. ! Barely ten feet from him, this room j "I'll Act as the Sccoml Witness" opened through an arch into the liv ing room, and where he stood he could hear 'that was said. "Who's there?" demanded Duke j gruffly. "Nobody," said Gale. "Go on, Druel." Druel talked softy and through j his nose: "I was only going to say it | would be a good idea to have two , witnesses." "Nita," suggested Gale. Duke was profane. "You couldn't keep the girl in the room if she had Nita to hielp her. And I want it understood. Gale, between you and me, fair and square, that Nan's go in' to live right here with me after • this till I'm satisfied she's willing to go to you—otherwise it can't take place, now or never." De Spain opened his ears. Gale felt the hard, cold tonft of his crusty l relatives, and answered with like harshness: "What do you keep harp ing on that for? You've got my word. All 1 want of you is to keep yours— I understand" "Come, come," interposed Druel. "There's no need of hard words. But we need two witnesses. Who's going to be the other witness?" Before anyone could answer De Spain stepped out into the open arch way before the three men. "I'll act as the second witness," he said. With a common roar the Morgans bounded to their feet. De Spain, standing slightly sidewise, his lapels flapped wide open, his arms akimbo, and his hands on his hips, faced the three in an attitude of readiness only. He had reckoned on the instant of indecision which at 1 times, when coupled with apprehen- ] sion, paralyzes the will of two men [ acting together. Under the circum-J stances either of the Morgans alone would have whipped a gun on De Spain at sight. Together, and know ing that to do so meant death to the one that took the first shot from the archway, each waited for the other; that fraction of a second unsettled their purpose. Instead of bullets, each launched curses at the intruder, and every second that passed led away from a fight. De Spain took their oaths, de mands and abuse without batting an eye. "I'm here for the second wit ness," was all he repeated, covering both men with short glances. Druel, his face muddily white as the whisky bloat deserted it, shrunk in side his shabby clothes. De Spain with each epithet hurled at him took a dreaded step toward Gale, and Druel, in the line of fire, brought his knees up and his head down till he curled like a porcupine. Gale, game as he undoubtedly was, cornered, felt perhaps recollections of Calabasas and close quarters with i the brown eyes and the burning face, What they might mean in this little room, which De Spain was crossing step by step, was food for thought. Nor did De Spain break his obstinate silence until their burst of rage had blown. "You've arranged your mar riage," he said at length. "Now pull it." "My eousin"s ready to marry me, and she's going to do it to-night," cried Gale violently. Duke, towering with rage, looked at De Spain and pointed to the hall door. "You hear that! Get out of my house!" he cried, launching a vicious epithet with the words. (To Be ASK LICENSE TRANSFER j Sunbury, Pa„ May 3.—Application 1 was made to-day for tlie transfer of I the retail liquor license of William | Jaselunis, at 1666 Oneida street. Coal township, to Simon Juris. The Honeymoon House By HAZEL DALE By Hazel Dale . Karen Mikal rushed into the Hon eymoon House early one morning to ; find a heavy eyed Janet presiding;! over a late breakfast. "My dear," Karen grasped in sur- j prise. To see Janet eating breakfast ; at 11.30 was a strange enough specta cle for anyone to understand. "What is it. is anything wrong?" "Mother isn't well, and Jarvis and j I were up practically-all night, Jarvis had to go out, but we were both j lazy this morning." "It's nothing serious, is it." "No she's all right now, but what have you to tell me, dear, I can see something written all over your face? I know, it's the costume ball I" "Yes, it wi.j last ntgnt. I wonder ed why you weren't there. You said you might go, you know." "Yes, we had intended to go until the last minute. But tell me all about it. Karen. Did you have a per fectly wonderful time?" "Oh. yes, Janet, it was all so won derful to me. I have never had the opportunity before to attend one." "And you were to meet Dick's brother; well, how do you like him?" "Very much. He is so different from Dick. So safe and kind." Janet looked at Karen keenly. That was a strange remark to make. Janet wondered just what the girl meant by it. "You're going to have some coffee with me," she said, to cover up her sudden exclamation. "Liza, bring Miss Mikal some hot coffee, will you?" "Now we're settled for a cozy talk, so proceed. "Why Karen," as though Janet were just struck with the thought. "Why aren't you at work this morning?" "I'm not going back to work." Ka ren announced ecstatically. "That's why I'm so happy, that's why I had to come and tell you nrst, because, 1 love you best. O, Janet, I'm going to study stenography and typewrit ing in the evenings, and just as soon as I am able, I am going to be secre tary for John Armstrong. Isn't that like a fairy story?" "I thought you'd like Dick's broth er. Did you talk at all about your talent?" "Dick said some things about me. and I'm to be tried out and perhaps have a small part in Mr. Armstrong's next play." Janet sat back in her seat triumphantly. "Well, Miss Karen Mikal." she said proudly, "from all accounts your reputar!on is made." "I feel that I may make good," Karen breathed. "Janet, it's like a blessed chance to try anyway. And I'm going to try So hard." "I know you are a dear, and you deserve it all, every bit of it. But tell me about the ball and what you wore and all the little things I am anxious to know. How was Dick? Are you still afraid of him?" A burning flush overspread Karen's face for a minute, and then faded away. Janet's question had evidently, flicked her on the raw. "That was why I said Dick's brother is different." Karen said nervously. "O, Janet you'll think I'm a fool, I know, but with Dick I feel that I am under close scrutiny all the time. His brother is so different. His eyes are kind, and very quiet, and he wears a little pointed beard that makes him loo* foreign, and 1 he was very nice to me." "You must remember that Dick 'and his brother are two very differ |cnt types of men." comjnented Janet, ' reaching for some twast. "Well," said Karen, eagerly, *vi- dently anxious to change the sub ject. "You wanted to know what I wore. I went as a Russian girl. I I was terribly extravagant about my ; costume, but I did want to look nice. llt seemed like my one chance to j change my life, Janet, and I took it regardless of everything:. And I have told you the rest. I am going to go on living where 1 am at present, and j 1 am going to begin school Satur ! day. Of course. 1 am going to pay back all that Mr. Armstrong gives j me. and 1 am going to try so hard to ! make good." Site did not add that she felt that | Mr. John Armstrong had undertaken I her career through Dick's sugges tion. Neither did she tell Janet that ! her costume had been voted the best j there. She also neglected to men tion Dick's attitude. It had been ! stranger than ever and more at vari j ance with his brother's than one could fail to recognize. "Dick had been civil enough, but both lie and Karen had hardly : spoken in the short'time were alone together. Before the others Dick had treated her with his cus j tomary negligence. He had int'ro j duced her to his brother with a few I general words about the find he had made. "I want you to give her the star part in your next play old man,'' he had said lightly. But Karen felt an undercurrent that somehow she could not fathom, and Janet in watching Karen as she talked, knew that there was something else that the girl had not condtlded. (To Be Continued.) Daily Dot Puzzle 23 " 22 * .24. 2J • 19 /-N-i -* '27 xoY V *• *2B •8- 31 .7- 32 ; .6. , , * 2 M 3. | • 35 I 5 4 " 4 37 ♦3£ ,3 ' 6.5 .7 I * 3B .4c 39 IX Mi*' * .11 42. M ' .g tsl* *52, 60 .50 54 * 43 • -57 sb.* 41 ' ■ MAY 3, 1017 A)lVl^HlVkllN^l^)KlK(iL|H| CD 1-i ATTELR feißMl No. 51—Beverage! I don't suppose that there exists a more popular beverage than coffee. In fact every one takes Neither tea or coffee. An over in dulgence in coffee is not good for I a person owing to the fact that it 1 is a nerve stimulant which has a '• tendency to produce sleeplessness. I I do not wish to give you the im -1 pression that I am writing this 1 from the standpoint of health Miints. I only mention that fact be cause we find coffee very necessary tfin the studio particularly if we t work any at night which is some limes the case. My Vienna coffee is the most popular. I remember one night in particular. The wardrobe mistress who usually arranges for the coffee when we work at night, had not appeared at the studio owing to sickness so I volunteered to supply the coffee. There were two sets being filmed at the same time. Dustin Farnum was enacting a cen for the "Son of Erin' while I was just finishing a scene from "The Right Direction." Both of which will be seen at some later date on the Paramount program. I arranged with the "props" to watch the kettle to sec that it didn't boil over while I kept my spare time occupied getting it in shape. Take equal arts of Mocha and Java coffee, allow one heaping tablespoonful of coffee to each per son, and two extra to make good strength. Mix one egg with COMPENSATION ACT BLANKS For the convenience of lawyers and small corporations we have arranged in book form a quantity of Accident Blanks snfficient for a year's supply. Sent to any address on re ceipt of price, SI.OO. THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. PA. Printing—Binding—Designing—Photo Kngraving —Die Stamping—l'iatc Printing grounds, pour on the coffee one halt as much boiling water as will be needed, and let coffee froth, then stir down grounds and let boil for five minutes. After that let the coffee stand on the fire where it will keep hot but not boil for at least five or ten minutes longer and then add the rest of the water. To one pint of cream add the white of one well beaten egg, this to be pat in cups with sugar and then add the hot coffee. Tea.—l want everybody to un derstand that I am perfectly neutral when it comes to showing any preference to either the male or female sex and as coffee is mostly considered a man's drink, I will take up the subject of tea just to please the ladies. Tea is usually considered the drink for old maids but I think I can prove that there is an exception to the rule when I state that I am very fond of tea and that I am not con iidered or never hope to be a ber of that small class of the feminine population. Teas ate of differing strengths but a safe rate is one teaspoonful of dry tea to aoe baJf pint of boil ing water. Th water for the tea should be frestlv heatefl and just boiling. First scald tfee tea-pot, then put ra dry tea aor? cover for one minate then add boiling water and cover closely. Let stand for three to minutes and th^ strain off iira) a second hot pot. A wadded cozy will keep tea hot for a long time off the fire.
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